1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/node_modules/tslint/lib/rules/noStringLiteralRule.js b/node_modules/tslint/lib/rules/noStringLiteralRule.js
index 7774cbcb2..c543aa4d8 100644
--- a/node_modules/tslint/lib/rules/noStringLiteralRule.js
+++ b/node_modules/tslint/lib/rules/noStringLiteralRule.js
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ function walk(ctx) {
         if (tsutils_1.isElementAccessExpression(node)) {
             var argument = node.argumentExpression;
             if (argument !== undefined && tsutils_1.isStringLiteral(argument) && tsutils_1.isValidPropertyAccess(argument.text)) {
+                // for compatibility with typescript@<2.5.0 to avoid fixing expr['__foo'] to expr.___foo
+                var propertyName = ts.unescapeIdentifier(argument.text); // tslint:disable-line:deprecation
                 ctx.addFailureAtNode(argument, Rule.FAILURE_STRING, 
                 // expr['foo'] -> expr.foo
-                Lint.Replacement.replaceFromTo(node.expression.end, node.end, "." + argument.text));
+                Lint.Replacement.replaceFromTo(node.expression.end, node.end, "." + propertyName));
             }
         }
         return ts.forEachChild(node, cb);